Disney Plus’ new ad-supported tier, Disney Plus Basic, is now available, which means I’m back for another blog about what ads look like on your streaming services. The level itself didn’t surprise me too much; if you’ve seen ads on other web videos, watching the Disney Plus ads won’t feel much different. But the service’s … Read more
Stellantis, the company behind Fiat, Dodge and Jeep, has announced it plans to close one of its factories in February and lay off 1,200 workers. His reasoning? Pressure from COVID-19, sure, along with a hint of chip shortages, but mostly all those electric vehicles it has to make. The plant in question is one that … Read more
Music is a big part of any Platoon workout, but Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, won’t be. In recent days, Peloton has removed hundreds of lessons from its on-demand library of Ye’s music. In late October, Peloton began telling members that Ye’s music would no longer appear in new classes following the rapper’s … Read more
Pre-orders for PlayStation VR2 appear to be currently open to anyone with a PlayStation account, no special invite required. When pre-orders first opened last month, you had to register in advance and then be selected by Sony in order to place an order for the PSVR2. But as of this writing, you can pre-order Sony’s … Read more
Nothing will open its first brick-and-mortar store in London’s Soho district later this week, offering products such as Nothing’s Phone 1 and Ear Stick alongside a range of Nothing merchandise. Teenage Engineering audio products and “curated collections from fashion and design brands” will also be on sale. Located at 4 Peter Street (next to Gosh! … Read more
Tonight’s Game Awards was probably one of the more fun showcases in the event’s 10-year history and it has nothing to do with any of the games that won the awards and everything to do with a man and his whistle. Al Pacino started the show, not with a bang but with a barely readable … Read more
The Game Awards 2022 featured a huge amount of video game news and trailers that were not announced during Summer Game Fest. Game Awards host Geoff Keighley is slowly teasing information about what fans can expect in the near future, asking cryptic questions and tweeting photos of his bestie, Hideo Kojima. You never know what … Read more
Xbox Game Pass subscribers will soon be able to use every current and future playable character in Riot Games League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Riftand appreciate, Microsoft and Riot announced on Thursday. The benefits are available in League of Legends and appreciate from December 12, and they are coming Wild Gorgethe mobile version … Read more
As Razer, Logitech and other companies work on their 2023 gaming headsets, Audeze has announced its new wireless Maxwell model starting at $299 with support for PlayStation, Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch and mobile – everything but Xbox. There’s an Xbox version that costs $30 more and makes up for some of the cost increase with … Read more
After Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison last month, it was the turn of her business partner Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani yesterday. The former COO and president of Theranos was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison after his conviction in July. Theranos infamously claimed to have developed a machine … Read more
Ramesh Balwani has been sentenced to 155 months, or just under 13 years, in prison, according to The New York Times. Like his former business partner, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, he must remain on supervised release for another three years after his release. Balwani will have to surrender to custody on March 15. In July, … Read more
Users had to use their mobile phone number to sign up for Telegram, similar to other end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp. Although Telegram claims that your phone number is never visible to unknown people, it is still an identifier that inherently prevents you from having complete anonymity. To get an anonymous number, … Read more